Natural England - Case studies
Case studies
Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) has been helping farmers and land managers improve water quality in their local rivers and other water bodies, whilst also making farm business savings, since the programme began in April 2006. The following case studies are just some examples of what we have achieved with farmers over the past 5 years:
Arable
- Manor Farm Partnership, Salle, Norfolk: (246kb)
- Tackling soil erosion through CSF advice: (305kb) - River Yar
- Potato farmer’s solve erosion: (1.12mb) - Some Practical Soil and Water Management from Somerset Farmers
- Bossington Estate, Stockbridge. Hampshire: (345kb)
- Soil Erosion and Runoff entering the River Glaven: (214kb)
Livestock
- HLS projects achieve environmental goals: (162kb) - West End Farm, Harpham, Driffield
- Catchment Sensitive Farming in Troutbeck: (204kb) - Town End Farm, Troutbeck
- A Pond and Wetland in Northumberland: (2.13mb)
- Stall House Farm, Vowchurch, Hereford: (188kb)
- Joint working achieves common goals: (186kb) - Sparchford Farm, Ludlow, Shropshire
- Sheep dip pollution reduction project: (278kb) - River Till
- Pear Tree Stream: (368kb) - Copse Lock
- Demonstrating the benefits of partnership working: (1.22mb) - The Nene Catchment Partnership
- Tackle diffuse pollution on all fronts: (217kb) - Manor House Farm
- CSF helps Farmer in Esk Catchment: (357kb) - Little Scaling Farm
- Ilton Castle Farm, near Salcombe, South Devon: (612kb)
- Eaton Hall Farm, Leominster, Herefordshire: (369kb)
- Ashness Farm, Borrowdale, Cumbria: (531kb)
- Practical Solutions Help Farmer on the Sensitive Kingsbridge Estuary: (813kb)
- Capital Grant Scheme Visit Encourages Wider Engagement with Pollution Problems: (2.37mb)
- Soil management and livestock access to watercourse: (653kb)
- Grange Farm, Tichbourne, Hampshire: (244kb)
- Bossington Estate, Stockbridge, Hampshire: (345kb)
- Reducing the Impacts of Indoor and Outdoor Pig Operations: (1.5mb)
- A Success In The Kennet And Lambourn Catchment: (253kb)
Fisheries
- Ilton Castle Farm, near Salcombe, South Devon: (612kb)
- Practical Solutions Help Farmer on the Sensitive Kingsbridge Estuary: (813kb)
- Sediment trap and catchment management improves water quality and river habitat: (543kb)
- Eaton Hall Farm, Leominster, Herefordshire: (369kb)
- ECSFDI Impact On Freshwater Pearl Mussel In The Clun: (266kb)
SSSI protection
- HLS projects achieve environmental goals: (162kb) - West End Farm, Harpham, Driffield
- Demonstrating the benefits of partnership working: (1.22mb) - The Nene Catchment Partnership
- Farmer engagement in water sampling: (237kb) - Hetton Burn
- Diversion of field and road run-off: (207kb) - Great Cressingham Fen
- Evershot Farms, Dorset: (178kb)
- Eaton Hall Farm, Leominster, Herefordshire: (369kb)
- River Till SSSI enhanced through farm track works: (202kb) - Berwick St James
- Minimising Sediment runoff into Wensum and North Norfolk Rivers catchments: (391kb)
- Practical Solutions Help Farmer on the Sensitive Kingsbridge Estuary: (813kb)
- Frogmary Green Farm South Petherton, Somerset: (1.03mb)
- Capital Grant Scheme Visit Encourages Wider Engagement with Pollution Problems: (2.37mb)
- Bassenthwaite: (545kb)
- Grange Farm, Tichbourne, Hampshire: (244kb)
- Soil erosion from a maize field in the Avon Catchment: (227kb)
NVZ
- Where there’s muck there’s a slurry/dirty water problem - or is there...?: (176kb)
- CSF and EA Officers working together: (193kb) - Downs Farm, Amberley
- Carrbridge Farm, West Rounton, North Yorkshire: (191kb)
- Improved sward utilisation from slurry injection: (1.83mb)
- Keeping rain out for better Manure Management: (204kb) - Brook House Farm, Terrington, York
- Meeting NVZ requirements: (545kb)
Slurry/Manure management
- Whitehaywood Farm, Herefordshire: (193kb)
- Where there’s muck there’s a slurry/dirty water problem - or is there...?: (176kb)
- Securing external grant funding to help reduce diffuse pollution: (1.31mb) - Peak District
- Improved sward utilisation from slurry injection: (1.83mb)
- CSF helps Farmer in Esk Catchment: (357kb) - Little Scaling Farm
- Working with Coombe Farms: (710kb) - Upper Parrett
- Ashness Farm, Borrowdale, Cumbria: (531kb)
- Precision Slurry Management: (1.31mb)
Nutrients management
- Where there’s muck there’s a slurry/dirty water problem - or is there...?: (176kb)
- Catchment Sensitive Farming in Troutbeck: (204kb) - Town End Farm, Troutbeck
- Advice to Protect Drinking Water: (218kb) - Roadford Lake Catchment
- Improved sward utilisation from slurry injection: (1.83mb)
- Using Environmental Stewardship to meet drinking water quality standards: (1.42mb)
- Tackle diffuse pollution on all fronts: (217kb) - Manor House Farm
- Working with Coombe Farms: (710kb) - Upper Parrett
- River Wyre Catchment: (185kb)
- South Stream, Sandwich, Kent: (282kb)
- Nutrients and sediment issues in the West Cornwall Catchments: (264kb)
- Nutrients and Sediment Leaking into the Hooke (Frome) Catchment: (248kb)
Reducing sediments
- The benefits of Catchment Sensitive Farming: (259kb) - Withers Farm, Ledbury
- HLS projects achieve environmental goals: (162kb) - West End Farm, Harpham, Driffield
- Summer farm walk: (359kb) - Lincolnshire
- Sediment trap and catchment management improves water quality and river habitat: (543kb)
- Advice to Protect Drinking Water: (218kb) - Roadford Lake Catchment
- Pear Tree Stream: (368kb) - Copse Lock
- Tackle diffuse pollution on all fronts: (217kb) - Manor House Farm
- Tackling soil erosion through CSF advice: (305kb) - River Yar
- Potato farmer’s solve erosion: (1.12mb) - Some Practical Soil and Water Management from Somerset Farmers
- Dirty water and slurry runoff into Binham Stream: (192kb) - Grove Farm Partnership, Holt, Norfolk
- Diversion of field and road run-off: (207kb) - Great Cressingham Fen
- Using Capital Grants to improve water quality: (1.01mb)
- River Till SSSI enhanced through farm track works: (202kb) - Berwick St James
- Minimising Sediment runoff into Wensum and North Norfolk Rivers catchments: (391kb)
- Frogmary Green Farm South Petherton, Somerset: (1.03mb)
- Capital Grant Scheme Visit Encourages Wider Engagement with Pollution Problems: (2.37mb)
- Soil Erosion and Runoff entering the River Glaven: (214kb)
- Nutrients and sediment issues in the West Cornwall Catchments: (264kb)
- Soil erosion from a maize field in the Avon Catchment: (227kb)
- Nutrients and Sediment Leaking into the Hooke (Frome) Catchment: (248kb)
- A Success In The Kennet And Lambourn Catchment: (253kb)
Drinking water
- Advice to Protect Drinking Water: (218kb) - Roadford Lake Catchment
- Using Environmental Stewardship to meet drinking water quality standards: (1.42mb)
Septic tank management
Soil and run off
- Summer farm walk: (359kb) - Lincolnshire
- Tackle diffuse pollution on all fronts: (217kb) - Manor House Farm
- Tackling soil erosion through CSF advice: (305kb) - River Yar
- Potato farmer’s solve erosion: (1.12mb) - Some Practical Soil and Water Management from Somerset Farmers
- Working with Coombe Farms: (710kb) - Upper Parrett
- South Stream, Sandwich, Kent: (282kb)
- Frogmary Green Farm South Petherton, Somerset: (1.03mb)
- Soil management and livestock access to watercourse: (653kb)
Sprayer management and pesticides
- Sheep dip pollution reduction project: (278kb) - River Till
- Demonstrating the benefits of partnership working: (1.22mb) - The Nene Catchment Partnership
- The benefits of Catchment Sensitive Farming: (259kb) - Withers Farm, Ledbury
- Dirty water and slurry runoff into Binham Stream: (192kb) - Grove Farm Partnership, Holt, Norfolk
- Raising awareness of water quality issues: (248kb) - E Rother & Pevensey
- Raising awareness of Metaldehyde and pesticides: (191kb)
- Small Timely Interventions Can Make a Difference: (702kb)
- An introduction to biobeds from the Chelmer and Blackwater Catchment Partnership
The way we work with farmers
- Summer farm walk: (359kb) - Lincolnshire
- Soil Association: (122kb) - Another 30 pairs of eyes looking for pollution
- Catchment Steering Groups, a case study in Northumberland: (790kb)
- Pear Tree Stream: (368kb) - Copse Lock
- Demonstrating the benefits of partnership working: (1.22mb) - The Nene Catchment Partnership
- Raising awareness of Metaldehyde and pesticides: (191kb)
- Farmer engagement in water sampling: (237kb) - Hetton Burn
- Raising awareness of water quality issues: (248kb) - E Rother & Pevensey
- South Stream, Sandwich, Kent: (282kb)
- Lambourn Farm Discussion Group: (212kb)
Environmental Stewardship
- HLS projects achieve environmental goals: (162kb) - West End Farm, Harpham, Driffield
- Pear Tree Stream: (368kb) - Copse Lock
- Using Environmental Stewardship to meet drinking water quality standards: (1.42mb)
- Tackle diffuse pollution on all fronts: (217kb) - Manor House Farm
- Tackling soil erosion through CSF advice: (305kb) - River Yar
- Diversion of field and road run-off: (207kb) - Great Cressingham Fen
- Evershot Farms, Dorset: (178kb)
- Eaton Hall Farm, Leominster, Herefordshire: (369kb)
- Minimising Sediment runoff into Wensum and North Norfolk Rivers catchments: (391kb)
- Bossington Estate, Stockbridge. Hampshire: (345kb)
- Soil Erosion and Runoff entering the River Glaven: (214kb)
Capital grants and infrastructure
- Whitehaywood Farm, Herefordshire: (193kb)
- Catchment Sensitive Farming in Troutbeck: (204kb) - Town End Farm, Troutbeck
- A Pond and Wetland in Northumberland: (2.13mb)
- Stall House Farm, Vowchurch, Hereford: (188kb)
- Joint working achieves common goals: (186kb) - Sparchford Farm, Ludlow, Shropshire
- Securing external grant funding to help reduce diffuse pollution: (1.31mb) - Peak District
- CSF helps Farmer in Esk Catchment: (357kb) - Little Scaling Farm
- Ilton Castle Farm, near Salcombe, South Devon: (612kb)
- Dirty water and slurry runoff into Binham Stream: (192kb) - Grove Farm Partnership, Holt, Norfolk
- Effects of funded improvements on water quality: (1.01mb) - Ribble Catchment
- CSF and EA Officers working together: (193kb) - Downs Farm, Amberley
- Carrbridge Farm, West Rounton, North Yorkshire: (191kb)
- Keeping rain out for better Manure Management: (204kb) - Brook House Farm, Terrington, York
- River Till SSSI enhanced through farm track works: (202kb) - Berwick St James
- Ashness Farm, Borrowdale, Cumbria: (531kb)
- Frogmary Green Farm South Petherton, Somerset: (1.03mb)
- Capital Grant Scheme Visit Encourages Wider Engagement with Pollution Problems: (2.37mb)
- Catchment Sensitive Farming and Festivals in Somerset: (1.3mb)
Farm business benefits
Examples of farm business benefits
held on the Defra archive web pages
